Visored cap

ABSTRACT

A cap having a crown and an arch-shaped visor which has a front edge, a rear edge attached to the crown, and a pair of oppositely disposed side edges wherein each side edge has an inwardly extending notch positioned therein so as to allow the top of the lens holder part of an eye glass frame to be seated therein.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a visored cap for use with eyeglasses.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Visored caps are well known in the prior art as they have been inexistence for hundreds of years. Such caps remain widely used today andare generally worn either for the functional purpose of providing shadefor the wearer's eyes while covering the wearer's head, or for fashionpurposes or for both. Typical visored caps in this regard are describedin U.S. Pat. No. 6,115,845 by White and U.S. Pat. No. 6,311,331 by Park.Visored caps for use in conjunction with sunglasses are also well knownand widely used. Many such caps have sunglasses attached as a shield tothe underside of a visor as shown in U.S. Pat. No. D533,888 by Murphy.

Few, if any of the prior art caps can be conveniently worn withconventional unattached prescription or non-prescription glasses. Whenvisored caps are worn by an eye-glass wearer, the eyeglass frame ofteninterferes with the visor being placed in a position to fully shade theuser's eyes. Obtaining full shade frequently requires that the visor betipped at a substantial angle toward the wearer's nose. Such tipping isundesirable because it can partially block the user's vision and/or lineof sight. It also may result in the crown of the cap not being firmlypositioned on the wearer's head. Such precarious positioning could causethe cap to easily become dislodged by wind or while running. Thesituation is exacerbated by users who desire to bend an otherwise flatvisor to provide additional shading for the eyes. This results in theperimeter of the bent portion coming into contact with the eye glassframes which obstructs tipping, thereby further reducing theeffectiveness of frontal shading.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a visored capthat is conveniently used with eyeglass frames.

It is another object of this invention to provide a visored cap thatremains firmly positioned on the head of a user who is wearingeyeglasses.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a visored cap thathas a visor that does not interfere with the user's vision or line ofsight while the user is wearing eye-glasses.

It is still another object of this invention to provide a visored capthat can be tipped forward to provide shading for the entire eyeglasslenses of a user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

These and other objects are accomplished by a cap having a crown and avisor that is particularly suitable for users who wear eyeglasses. Eachside of the visor has an inwardly extending notch that is shaped to fitover the top portion of the lens holders of an eyeglass frame. Therecesses created by the pair of notches allow the top of the frame to beseated in the notches. Such positioning permits the crown of the cap tobe snugly positioned on the user's head and also allows the visor to besufficiently low to provide full shading to eyeglass lenses worn by theuser. This is particularly suitable for users who bend their visors intoan arch shape to enhance side shading as well as front shading.Additional shading is obtainable by tipping or cocking the visor at aforward angle toward the user's nose. Notwithstanding such tipping, thecrown remains fully in place on the user's head so that it is notdislodged by wind, running or other movement. Also, the user's visionand/or line of sight are not impaired by the position (tipped oruntipped) or shape of the visor. These and other features of theinvention are set forth in detail in the descriptions that follow.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the visored cap of this invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial isometric view of the visored cap shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front planar view of the visored cap shown in FIG. 1positioned on the head of a wearer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

As shown in FIG. 1, the cap of this invention includes crown 2 andarch-shaped visor 4 which has front edge 6, rear edge 8, first side edge10 and second side edge 12. Side edges 10 and 12 are oppositely disposedto each other. First side edge 10 includes first notch 14 which extendsinwardly from the side perimeter of visor 4. Similarly, second side edge12 includes second notch 16 which also extends inwardly from the sideperimeter of the visor 4. Rear edge 8 is secured to crown 2 by stitchingor other suitable means so that visor 4 and crown 2 are firmly attachedtogether.

As shown in FIG. 3, notches 14 and 16 are positioned in side edges 10and 12 to accommodate eyeglass frames 24 worn by the user. Frames 24typically include lens 22 and a pair of lens holders 18 and 26 which areconnected by bridge 28. Stem 20 extends from the side of each lensholder and terminates behind the ear. In a preferred embodiment, the topportion of lens holders 18 and 26 are seated in notches 14 and 16 in amanner that allows arch shape visor 4 to be positioned to shade the lensholders. The positioning of visor 4 over the lens holders is determinedby the depth of notches 14 and 16. Depending on the style and shape ofthe eyeglass frame 24 and lens holders 18 and 26 as well as the desiresof the user, notches 14 and 16 may be a variety of shapes. However, veeshaped notches as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 and arc shaped notches as shownin FIG. 2 are preferred. Square shaped notches are also suitable.

The novel cap of this invention is particularly advantageous for thewearer in that the arch shaped visor 4 completely shades the eyes of theuser while allowing the cap to be firmly positioned on the user's head.Corresponding prior art or conventional caps which do not have visornotches, ordinarily must be tilted at a substantial angle toward thefront of the user's head or nose to fully shade the wearer's eyes. Suchpositioning is not only awkward, but is also undesirable because wind,running or other movement can cause the cap to easily become dislodgedfrom the user's head.

The invention has been described in detail with particular reference tocertain preferred embodiments thereof, but it will be understood thatvariations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scopeof the invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A cap comprising: a. a crown and b. a visorhaving (i) a front edge, (ii) a rear edge which is attached to thecrown, and (iii) a pair of oppositely disposed side edges, each having anotch positioned therein so as to allow the top of the lens holder partof an eye glass frame to be seated in each notch.
 2. The cap of claim 1wherein each notch is vee shaped.
 3. The cap of claim 1 wherein eachnotch is arc shaped.
 4. The cap of claim 1 wherein each notch is squareshaped.
 5. The cap of claim 1 wherein the visor is arch shaped.